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3shot
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Threw the Ace II 4m around the local field for about an hour today. Damn I'm outta shape.. 
Cross Kites Sonic 3, 5m
Ozone Flow 2, 3, 4, 5m
Ace II 4, 5m
NAPKA-US24
4, 5, 6m ATB landsurfer. Custom longboard deck
Buggy: VTT Black Widow v2.0
 
http://hint.fm/wind/
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abkayak
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all wrong or dead calm all day...
then it lit up onshore 15+...started w/ 4.9 blade and the bug and found myself overpowerd for an hr of mostly defensive flying
went to 3.5...and the winds shut off completely...very weird
no complaints though
US-31...Cquad set/ 2.5 Bullet/ 2.6 Viper/ 2.9m Reactor/ 2- 3.5m Bullet/ 3.6 Beamer/ 4m Buster/ 4m Toxic/ 4m Ikon dp/ 4.5 Bullet/ 4.9m Blade/ 5.6
Twister/ 6.6m Blade/ 7.5 Apex/ 9m Fuel/ Phantom I 9,12,15,18/ 2 Flexibugs/ PL Big Foot/ landboards
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Unk
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I got out on the buggy for an hour on Sat morning just toodling about as I had not been out for a wee while, just a grand way to start the weekend.
Then on the Sat night I got 3 hour pass :D as the family were all watching some rubbish on the tv, the wind was now about 20mph gusting into the high
20's then dropping to next to nothing, time to break out the buster and hang on :evil:
Got home about 9 in the evening and I felt like I had done 10 rounds in the boxing ring but with a big cheesy grin.
1.5mtr HQ Beamer IV, 3mtr PKD Buster II, 4.9mtr Flexifoil Blade III, 5.5mtr PKD Buster I, 5.5mtr PKD Brooza II, 7mtr PKD Buster I
16mtr PL Venom I
Org Flexifoil Buggy cut & shut with side rails
Now with the tandem option
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JimSSI
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Registered: 25-9-2013
Location: Saint Simons Island GA
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Mood: I know why the wind blows...
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On Saturday, one of the best JI days ever - excellent wind, low tide, late afternoon, steadily decreasing number of people - cruised end-to-end a
couple of times, got up to 30 mph in some spots. Flew the 5.5 Reactor all day.
What would have been perfect was to have a dozen more of us out there.
On Sunday, couldn't buy a break on SSI. Winds decreased faster than I could deploy bigger kites - ended up scudding around under the 8.6 - not enough
wind during the lulls for my buggy skills (or lack thereof.)
Some men call me.... "Jim."
PL Reactor 2.2, 3.5, 4.4, 5.5, 6.9, 8.6, 10.8
PL XR++, PL XR+ (anybuddy wanna buggy?)
VTT Black Widow Stinger
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Tomasz
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Posts: 64
Registered: 3-9-2005
Location: Homer, Alaska
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Mood: addicted to wind
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Got out on my PL Leaopard 9m on Saturday and got my fastest buggy ride to date on the beach. Reached 38.9mph! Only had 2 OBE's, lol. One of them
was when I was trying to traverse a rocky part of the beach. Got quite the charlie horse on my thigh on that one. That'll teach me (or not).
Land Quiver: Peter Lynn Lynx 7m, Peter Lynn Leopard 9m, Flysurfer Speed2 6m, Flysurfer Viron 2.5m, Peter Lynn Phantom 12m, Venom 16m
Water Quiver: Ozone Uno 2.5m, Naish Cult 4.5m, Flexifoil ION3 5.5m, 2013 Peter Lynn Escape 7m, Naish Cult 9m, Vari Vulcan 9m, Epic Renegade 11m, Peter
Lynn Escape 11m V5, Maui Cloud 17m
Kiting Toys: Flexifoil buggy (now with kite bike mod), Peter Lynn Buggy, MBS Comp 90 ATB, Flexboardz Haize ATB, home made skates (now with shocks),
skis, snowboard, home made ice skates (3.5ft long), Progressive Phish 136kiteboard, Progressive Phish 3D 141 kiteboard, Peter Lynn Kite Cat, WindRider
16 Trimaran & a variety of bizzare\"work in progress\" contraptions.
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adambweird
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Didnt do anything with my kites, but found out Peter Lynn has discontinued 15mm buggy wheels. Only learned that because my wife was gonna order me
some for my birthday...
HQ: Symphony Beach 1.3, 2.2.4, Crossfire II 5m, Apex II 5m
Peter Lynn: Pepper II 3m, Venom II 13M
Born: NS3 4m, 7m. NS2 5.5m
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jimbocz
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Quote: Originally posted by Unk  | I got out on the buggy for an hour on Sat morning just toodling about as I had not been out for a wee while, just a grand way to start the weekend.
Then on the Sat night I got 3 hour pass :D as the family were all watching some rubbish on the tv, the wind was now about 20mph gusting into the high
20's then dropping to next to nothing, time to break out the buster and hang on :evil:
Got home about 9 in the evening and I felt like I had done 10 rounds in the boxing ring but with a big cheesy grin. |
Where do you live? You must be right on the beach to be able to sneak out like that.
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Unk
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Registered: 17-8-2016
Location: Scotland
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Mood: Watching the trees
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Not on the beach unfortunately, but I have 3 football pitch's and an old unused cricket area just 5 min from the house.
In the morning and evening the only other users are joggers and dog walkers who mainly stick to the paths.
The nearest beach is 25min away but not any use if the wind direction has an N in it  if I'm going to make a day of it 45min up to St Andrews 
1.5mtr HQ Beamer IV, 3mtr PKD Buster II, 4.9mtr Flexifoil Blade III, 5.5mtr PKD Buster I, 5.5mtr PKD Brooza II, 7mtr PKD Buster I
16mtr PL Venom I
Org Flexifoil Buggy cut & shut with side rails
Now with the tandem option
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NeverBoard
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Registered: 18-11-2016
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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Landboarding at Long Beach, BC with SE wind and rain. On a FS Viron 6m and an old MBS. The sand was packed way up the beach for a nice big rideable
area. Got soaking wet- worth it.
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Blitzhound
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Posts: 529
Registered: 10-7-2013
Location: Seaside, Oregon
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Mood: I got a sickness, and the only cure is more Buggyin!
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Got out in the bug today. Don't know what the wind was. I was in such a hurry to get out of the house. I forgot my meter. I'd guess around 15-20mph.
Spent about 2 hours with the 4.5m Century II. Had a blast. But wind was offshore and gusty. So switched to the 8m Neo. Wind really picked up. Today's
secret word is OVERPOWERED! IT was good fun. Had a blast. At one point I turned up wind trying to take some speed off. And she just drug me sideways
right in to the surf. Haha. We got a little wet. Wish I had it on video. I'm sure everyone would get a good laugh. First session of the year without
rain and I still managed to get wet haha.
NAPKA US541
HQ: Beamer V 5.0m,
Best: Bularoo 7m, Waroo 9m, 12m
PKD: Inferno 9m, 12m, 16.5m,
Ozone: SubZero: 5m, 7m, 9m, 11m, 13m, Access 6m, Pure 6m, Chrono V2 7m, V4 13m, Chrono EXP 7m, 9m, R1V3 21m
Buggies: GT-Revolt, GT-RazR,
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abkayak
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Registered: 7-1-2012
Location: a.b. NY
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| Quote: Originally posted by NeverBoard | | Landboarding at Long Beach, BC with SE wind and rain. On a FS Viron 6m and an old MBS. The sand was packed way up the beach for a nice big rideable
area. Got soaking wet- worth it. |
hey...where'd you come from? ohh LB, BC...welcome!
US-31...Cquad set/ 2.5 Bullet/ 2.6 Viper/ 2.9m Reactor/ 2- 3.5m Bullet/ 3.6 Beamer/ 4m Buster/ 4m Toxic/ 4m Ikon dp/ 4.5 Bullet/ 4.9m Blade/ 5.6
Twister/ 6.6m Blade/ 7.5 Apex/ 9m Fuel/ Phantom I 9,12,15,18/ 2 Flexibugs/ PL Big Foot/ landboards
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Bladerunner
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| Quote: Originally posted by NeverBoard | | Landboarding at Long Beach, BC with SE wind and rain. On a FS Viron 6m and an old MBS. The sand was packed way up the beach for a nice big rideable
area. Got soaking wet- worth it. |
Welcome NeverBoard,
Are you living out near Long Beach? Have you tried Chesterman beach on a low tide? Seems it would be good for almost any wind direction or at least
days that are not onshore? Just not sure how hard packed it gets?
Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
Flexifoil: 1.7m Sting, 4.9m Blade 3, 9m Blade 2.
Flysurfer : 19m Speed 2 SA, 7m Pulse
Peter Lynn :18m Phantom, 15m Synergy, 10m Synergy, 1200 Farc, 460 Sarc, 130 Tarc, 5m Peel, 4.2m , 6.4, 8.5 C-Quads, 3.5 LS2 single skin.
Rides: Flexi / P.L. Frankin'Buggy , Shaped + straight skiis, sand skis, Coyote blades. Core 95 ATB. RKB R2 ATB .
Ken (K2)
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NeverBoard
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Hello, nice to meet you! Sorry for the sneaky entrance. I'm based in Vancouver. I was talking to someone at Garry Point who led me to this forum
(amazed by all of the knowledge on here). I have family on Vancouver Island which makes it easy to get out to the w coast.
I haven't kited chesterman's. I bet it gets packed down - I remember riding a bike on the sand at low tide there no problem.
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adambweird
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Got out with my son today to do some more teaching with my 1.3. His frustration level was quite high, lol. But, for a 5 yr old, hes doing ok,
crashes a LOT, but is starting to have longer and longer times in the air.
HQ: Symphony Beach 1.3, 2.2.4, Crossfire II 5m, Apex II 5m
Peter Lynn: Pepper II 3m, Venom II 13M
Born: NS3 4m, 7m. NS2 5.5m
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JimSSI
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Registered: 25-9-2013
Location: Saint Simons Island GA
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Mood: I know why the wind blows...
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Today they watched Ted and me
assemble the Black Widow. Yesterday, the 6.9 on a semi-crowded SSI East Beach. Two new things, first, when the tide goes out and the wind is high,
wow, does it ever c-c-c-or-or-or-a-a-a-gate the sand. And two, horses leave some serious deep hoofprints.
Some men call me.... "Jim."
PL Reactor 2.2, 3.5, 4.4, 5.5, 6.9, 8.6, 10.8
PL XR++, PL XR+ (anybuddy wanna buggy?)
VTT Black Widow Stinger
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Randy
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Rainy today - started work on my 2.5 M's replacement......
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adambweird
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No flying as it was family play at the park day, but i got my 2.2 sent out for quad line conversion by riffclown and my new bushings and piviot cups
came in for my board... hopefully ill be able to stay up at 15+mph now, lol.
HQ: Symphony Beach 1.3, 2.2.4, Crossfire II 5m, Apex II 5m
Peter Lynn: Pepper II 3m, Venom II 13M
Born: NS3 4m, 7m. NS2 5.5m
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abkayak
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i packed for WW
US-31...Cquad set/ 2.5 Bullet/ 2.6 Viper/ 2.9m Reactor/ 2- 3.5m Bullet/ 3.6 Beamer/ 4m Buster/ 4m Toxic/ 4m Ikon dp/ 4.5 Bullet/ 4.9m Blade/ 5.6
Twister/ 6.6m Blade/ 7.5 Apex/ 9m Fuel/ Phantom I 9,12,15,18/ 2 Flexibugs/ PL Big Foot/ landboards
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carltb
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Location: preston
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Mood: slick as a leopard!!
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Demoknight
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Location: Atlanta, GA
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I let my kite sit in the bag for another day 
NAPKA US8008
Kites:
Ozone R1 V3 7m
Flysurfer Sonic v3 15m
Flysurfer Speed 3 Deluxe 19m
Peter Lynn Charger 2 12m
Ozone Access Reride 6m
Peter Lynn 2013 Reactor 5.5m
Peter Lynn 2013 Reactor 8.6m
Prism Tensor 5.0m
Ride:
GT-Race Code:R6
Weird Beard VTT Custom
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soliver
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Location: somewhere, far, far away
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You and me both friend,... only 9 more days 'til JI though :o !!!!!!!!
I'm going to take a nap now
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Windstruck
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Registered: 16-5-2015
Location: St George, UT, USA
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Mood: Get in my buggy!
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At long last today I received my order from Born-Kites. I am now the proud owner of 5.5 and 7.5m LS2s (strikingly beautiful if I may say so myself)
and a (renewed) owner of a 4.0m NS3.
What I did get to do today other than google at all of this kite beauty is re-string the NS3 for Z-bridles. Better than nothing!
I can't wait to fly these and any other kites in my quiver down on the "beach" of the Great Salt Lake. Alas, it snowed at my house and rained at the
lake today, postponing my adventures yet again. Blast!
I have been reading with great joy these past days of all the pent up excitement building along the Eastern Seaboard. Go get some guys!!!
Born-Kites:
RaceStar+ (3.0m, 5.0m, 7.0m, 9.0m)
NasaStar-5 (2.5m, 4.0m)
NasaStar-4 (2.5m)
NasaStar-3 (3.2m)
Ozone kites:
Access (6.0m)
Flysurfer Kites:
Peak-5 (2.5m)
Buggy:
Peter Lynn BigFoot+ nose & tail; midsection VTT rail & seat kit; home-brewed AQR
NAPKA Member US2815
SWATK Member UT0003
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soliver
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| Quote: Originally posted by Windstruck | ...
I have been reading with great joy these past days of all the pent up excitement building along the Eastern Seaboard. Go get some guys!!!
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Alas, there is no emoji for peeing oneself in excitement  ...
I'm going to take a nap now
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Demoknight
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Posts: 1150
Registered: 7-6-2013
Location: Atlanta, GA
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I will be pulling the buggy out of my basement this weekend to put tubes and Dynabeads in the tires. I haven't had my ass in a buggy seat since JIBE
last year. I need this.
NAPKA US8008
Kites:
Ozone R1 V3 7m
Flysurfer Sonic v3 15m
Flysurfer Speed 3 Deluxe 19m
Peter Lynn Charger 2 12m
Ozone Access Reride 6m
Peter Lynn 2013 Reactor 5.5m
Peter Lynn 2013 Reactor 8.6m
Prism Tensor 5.0m
Ride:
GT-Race Code:R6
Weird Beard VTT Custom
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TEDWESLEY
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Registered: 4-1-2007
Location: portland maine
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Mood: cat-like,I stalk the wind, finding little, I nap.
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I was doing up-winders and down-winders on the beach at Jekyll. No real onshore yet, but it sure beats Maine in April !
Reactors 2.8 3.5 6.9
Peaks 4m 6m 12m
HQ Neo2 11m Ozone Chrono V2 15m WASP 5m
Flexi wide axle w/mids and runners
Skis Nordic skates and winter stuff
Quatro Wing Foilboard Slingshot Foils
NAPKA US06
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NeverBoard
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Location: Vancouver, Canada
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| Quote: | | my new bushings and piviot cups came in for my board |
Nothing like new pivot cups bushings to freshen up a set of skate trucks!
I kited at Garry Point Park. Sunny day, light WSW. Peak 2 9m and landboard. New bearings, grip tape, and de-wedged the back truck 15 deg... seemed to
carve pretty good (possible placebo effect). Fun.
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Randy
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Went to my regular spot today and rode my buggy with my 5.5. NS2. I was happy to see a guy mowing around the edges. After about an hour he seemed to
be working his way inside and I called it a day - a good one.
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ssayre
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Location: Indiana
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Big shout out to Randy. He very generously gave me a 2.9m RASA or is it RANPW (Randy made Nasa). I'll let him decide. His kite making skills are
impressive. Hopefully this will be the kick in the ass to get me out on the longboard again. Thanks man! Also, we have partnered on a side project
that hopefully works out. I won't go into it now, you guys will just have to wait. 
Since I have sold the majority of my kites and gear, I like to acquire / keep only the kites that mean something to me now instead of acquiring gear
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D Cheek
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Registered: 27-4-2017
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Mood: Still addicted
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Started getting my gear ready for my trip to JIBE. Finished the trailer mods for supporting my buggy on a new rack. Painted the floor with Poly and
Monday go to the fab shop to cut and weld.
Pulled out all the kites, shook the sand out the bags and checked to see if I had handles in each one.
Still have to put my buggy back together. We have a little wind today Might try to put up my 8.6 Reactor. :P
NAPKA US 47
Too much stuff.
Ivanpah with Big Kid mods and AQR.
1.8m Beamer 2.5m Beamer
3.5m ZebraZ 2, 4.3m Zebra Z2, 6m Zebra Z2,
Zebra 4.0m Checka, 10m Zebra Z1 on the way.
4.0m Ozone Access DP foil prototype
Wipeka 5.6m DP
8.6m PL Reactor
A- 9-12-16m DP's not flown yet. Like foils better
Other junk and stuff for kite fun and RC.
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Randy
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Finished my new NPW 21 using Ian's design and flew it for the first time. Looked pretty good. Also, getting my gear ready for Jekyll!
Thanks Sean - how about - RPW? 
NPW Test Pilot -US99
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